Christmas Encourage- Ponder Anew
Ponder Anew! But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. Luke 2:19 After the shepherds departed, the evangelist Luke notes that “Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.” The referent of “these things” seems to be all the things associated with this particular...
A Christmas Message
God’s blessings on you and your family as we celebrate the birth of our Savior, our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Highway of Our God
And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it. It shall belong to those who walk on the way; even if they are fools, they shall not go astray. Isaiah 35:8 For many people the...
Faith Against All Odds
“For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. For the...
Lift Up Your Heads Ye Might Gates!
Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle! Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of...
Better Than Counting: Giving Thanks
“For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.” 1 Timothy 4:4 There is a scene in the baseball movie For Love of the Game, where the star pitcher Bill Chapel says, “I’ve lost 134 times.” His love interest says, “You count...
Rev. Prof. Kou Seying Obituary
Photo by Frank Kohn ____________________________________________________________________ “To be joyfully Lutheran is … to expose the Gospel in its purity to a world that desperately needs to hear this good news of Jesus Christ.” – Rev. Prof. Kou Seying The LCMS has lost a great warrior for the church. On Nov 23,...
Rev. Orval Mueller Obituary
Rev. Orval Mueller On November 19, 2019, Rev. Orval Mueller was called to glory at the age of 81. Rev Mueller graduated from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis in 1964 and spent 24 years in the Ministry before serving as President of the Southern District until 2003. After retirement Rev....